Q: Import behavior changed
I'm scanning some old photos. This workflow is going to seem odd, but feel like it is important to explain exactly what I did.
I imported the photos off a memory card into the Photos app. I adjusted the date/time and location. I then exported the files to an external (journaled) hard drive, and deleted them from my Photos library.
I used a third party app to rename the files and set the creation/modification dates to the exif date. I selected all the files and dropped them on the photos app. The photos app successfully imported them all as referenced files.
I wasn't expecting this behavior, but was very happy as I don't want all these new scans on my internal SSD. So now that I had done my test run, and I was very happy with the way it turned out (Images in order, correct date/time and location) I repeated the process with significantly more scans (144 vs. 4).
I followed the exact same workflow. This time, when I imported the files back into Photos they did not come in as referenced. Photos actually copied them into the library on the internal SSD.
Stumped on why it did it differently and how to get it to repeat the previous behavior.
Thank you.
iMac
Posted on Jul 7, 2016 8:00 AM